[Met Performance] CID:327830
Madama Butterfly {720} Metropolitan Opera House: 03/31/1997.

(Debut: Michèle Crider)


Metropolitan Opera House
March 31, 1997


MADAMA BUTTERFLY {720}
Puccini-Illica/Giacosa

Cio-Cio-San.............Michèle Crider [Debut]
Pinkerton...............Franco Farina
Suzuki..................Robynne Redmon
Sharpless...............Alan Opie
Goro....................Bernard Fitch
Bonze...................James Courtney
Yamadori................Hector Vásquez
Dolore..................Jonathan Press
Kate Pinkerton..........Sondra Radvanovsky
Commissioner............Denis Sedov
Registrar...............Dennis Williams

Conductor...............John Fiore

Production..............Giancarlo Del Monaco
Stage Director..........Paul Mills
Designer................Michael Scott
Lighting designer.......Gil Wechsler

Madama Butterfly received nine performances this season.

Revival gift of the Edith C. Blum Foundation


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 1996-97
• Madama Butterfly: Conductor [Fiore, John]
• Madama Butterfly: Cio-Cio-San [Crider, Michèle]
• Madama Butterfly: Pinkerton [Farina, Franco]
• Madama Butterfly: Suzuki [Redmon, Robynne]
• Madama Butterfly: Sharpless [Opie, Alan]
• Madama Butterfly: Goro [Fitch, Bernard]
• Madama Butterfly: Bonze [Courtney, James]
• Madama Butterfly: Yamadori [Vásquez, Hector]
• Madama Butterfly: Dolore [Press, Jonathan]
• Madama Butterfly: Kate Pinkerton [Radvanovsky, Sondra]
• Madama Butterfly: Commissioner [Sedov, Denis]
• Madama Butterfly: Registrar [Williams, Dennis]
• Madama Butterfly: Production [Del Monaco, Giancarlo]
• Madama Butterfly: Designer [Scott, Michael]
• Madama Butterfly: Lighting Designer [Wechsler, Gil]
• Madama Butterfly: Stage Director [Mills, Paul]
• 1996-97: Madama Butterfly: Revival gift: Edith C. Blum Foundation
• Blum Foundation, Edith C.: 1996-97: Revival gift: Madama Butterfly
• 1996-97: Madama Butterfly: 9 performances: Statistics
Met Careers
• Courtney, James [Bass Baritone]
• Crider, Michèle [Soprano]
• Farina, Franco [Tenor]
• Fiore, John [Conductor]
• Fitch, Bernard [Tenor]
• Mills, Paul [Stage Director]
• Opie, Alan [Baritone]
• Press, Jonathan [Child, Male]
• Radvanovsky, Sondra [Soprano]
• Redmon, Robynne [Mezzo Soprano]
• Sedov, Denis [Bass]
• Vásquez, Hector [Baritone]
• Williams, Dennis [Tenor]